L'affaire Humbert
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Description
- Title
- L'affaire Humbert
- Alternative Title
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Postcards parodying the Thérèse Humbert affair
Legally themed ostcards parodying the Thérèse Humbert affair - Contributor
- Montbertrand, Lois S.
- Published / Created
- [190-?]
- Publication Place
- Paris?
- Publisher
- Publisher not identified
- Abstract
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Poscards employ poetic satire to lampoon 'L'Affaire Humbert,' using text that vividly captures the prevailing sentiments of the era and delivers a cutting, satirical critique of diverse societal groups
- Description
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Also available in original print http://morris.law.yale.edu/record=b1463580
Digital reproduction. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale Law Library, 2019 LM ZA Postcards v.2 no.15 tall.
Online resource; description based on print version record.
Postcards lack publishing information and date. None bear postmarks or handwritten notations.
Accompanied by translation.
Thérèse Humbert, a woman of humble origins with limited education and meager means, executed an elaborate swindle that endured for nearly two decades. She accomplished this by deceiving prominent figures in French society who willingly entrusted their fortunes to her in hopes of substantial returns. They, in turn, enriched her considerably, and until her scheme unraveled, she lived a life of opulence and admiration. However, when the falsehoods underpinning her schemes were exposed, she garnered significant public attention, albeit not for admiration. Unrepentant even in the face of her downfall, Thérèse delighted the public during her trial. Plump, jolly, and as good-humored as ever, she entertained her lawyer with witty asides in the courtroom. Her story continues to be recounted in modern times through books, articles, and the 1983 French movie "Thérèse Humbert," in which Simone Signoret portrays her. - Extent
- 1 online resource (10 postcards) :
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
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French
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lillian Goldman Law Library
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Poetry
Postcards - Material
- illustrations (color).
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
- France
- Subject (Name)
- Humbert, Thérèse, 1856-
- Subject (Topic)
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Crime
Humor.
Parodies, imitations, etc
Caricatures and cartoons
Humor
Swindlers and swindling - Subjects
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Crime > France > Humor.
Humbert, Thérèse, 1856- > Parodies, imitations, etc
Humbert, Thérèse, 1856- > Caricatures and cartoons
Humbert, Thérèse, 1856- > Poetry
Humbert, Thérèse, 1856- > Humor
Swindlers and swindling > France > Humor
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Identifiers
- Catalog Record
- 991008444289708651
- Catalog Record
- b17203867
- Object ID (OID)
- 33532102
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